Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences
Benchmark 3
Admissions and enrollment
Admissions and enrollment
Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences admits about 100 students a year. Everything from application to acceptance to the school is handled by the Fort Worth Independent School District, with no decisions being made at the school level. Students are accepted through a lottery system run by the district.
District policy
- Fort Worth ISD admission and enrollment information, which contains the following:
- Lottery procedures and
- Admission policy and enrollment application
Campus policy
The school's admission policy is located in the Gold Seal Choices Catalog. This digital catalog is provided on the Fort Worth ISD website at the link below. It is available in English and Spanish.
Recruitment and communication
Recruitment and communication
Recruitment plan outline
- Early October: Families will be informed of mini expos via social media and school and district websites. Brochures will be posted on school and district websites.
- October and November: Mini expos for eighth-graders
- Nov. 3 and 4: Choices Expo for families
- Nov 4: Application available on Fort Worth ISD website
- November: TABS Open House
- November: Ongoing recruiting events
- Jan. 7: Application closes
- Mid-January: Program lottery
- Mid-January: Roster and registration spreadsheets provided to campuses
- Mid-January: Parents notified of lottery results via email
- Late January: Registration window
- Early February: Late application opens
- June: Summer Bridge
Detailed timeline of recruitment events
| Action | Audience | Responsible party | Method | Date | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact with schools with high at-risk populations | Principals and counselors | Postsecondary success specialist |
November |
Link to admissions site PDF version of brochures |
|
| Breakthrough Fort Worth with Fort Worth Country Day | Prospective students | Postsecondary success specialist | In-person | October | Link to admissions site |
| Open House | Families of eighth- and ninth-graders | Administration and postsecondary success specialist | In-person | November | |
| Advertising banner on TABS website | Public at large | Postsecondary success specialist | Web | November and December | Link to admissions site |
| Gold Seal Programs of Choice webinar | Families of eighth- and ninth-graders | Postsecondary success specialist | Zoom | Date TBA |
Communication plan
- Posts on social media platforms
- Releases to news outlets
- Information posted to FWISD and TABS websites
- Automated phone call-outs
- Direct outreach
